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Do you not think a great many people go to the polls and vote along party lines so that the party leader becomes PM?
by carnitine 5y ago
Do you not think a great many people go to the polls and vote along party lines so that the party leader becomes PM?
- simonh 5y agoI suppose a lot do, but really more along party lines than because of a specific prime minister. You could be right in that the personality and politics of a particular leader might have a disproportionate effect on swing voters. Personally I think the characteristics of the local MP you actually vote for is not taken into sufficient consideration by most voters. That's the person that actually represents you, and actually gets to help chose the actual prime minister. Who they are as a person and their values does actually matter very much, yet most people who actually vote can't even name their local MP.
- EliRivers 5y agoI voted in the last general election and I couldn't tell you then or now who was the party leader of the party, that the candidate I voted for, represented. I am somewhat in the minority on this, though.